HB 3594 (2024) — blockchains; home digital asset mining; no extra tax on digital-asset payments, enrolled
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An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3594 By: Hill and Maynard of the
House
and
Coleman and Prieto of the
Senate
An Act relating to blockchains; defining terms;
directing that the government of Oklahoma not take
certain actions; prohibiting subjecting payment with
digital assets to additional tax, withholding,
assessment, or charge; clarifying scope of section;
authorizing certain home digital asset mining;
authorizing certain digital asset mining businesses;
limiting certain actions by political subdivisions;
permitting certain appeals of certain zoning changes;
directing the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to not
create certain discriminatory rates; clarifying that
certain persons are not required to obtain a money
transmitter license; permitting certain operations;
limiting certain liability; requiring adherence to
the jurisdiction of the Oklahoma Department of
Securities; providing for noncodification; providing
for codification; and providing an effective date.
SUBJECT: Blockchains
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
In publishing the decennial Oklahoma Statutes and the cumulative
supplements after July 1, 2024, West Publishing Company shall
include in such decennial statutes and supplements a new Title 75A,
to be designated "Technology".
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 100 of Title 75A, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
As used in this act:
1. "Blockchain" means data that is shared across a network to
create a ledger of verified transactions or information among
network participants linked using cryptography to maintain the
integrity of the ledger and to execute other functions and
distributed among network participants in an automated fashion to
concurrently update network participants on the state of the ledger
and any other functions;
2. "Blockchain protocol" means any executable software deployed
to a blockchain composed of source code that is publicly available
and accessible, including a smart contract or any network of smart
contracts;
3. "Digital asset" means virtual currency, cryptocurrencies,
natively electronic assets, including stablecoins and non-fungible
tokens, and other digital-only assets that confer economic,
proprietary, or access rights or powers;
4. "Digital asset mining" means using electricity to power a
computer or node for the purpose of securing a blockchain network;
5. "Digital asset mining business" means a group of computers
working that consume more than one (1) megawatt of energy for the
purpose of securing a blockchain protocol;
6. "Discriminatory rates" means electricity rates substantially
higher from other industrial uses of electricity in similar
geographic areas;
7. "Home digital asset mining" means using digital asset mining
in an area zoned for residential use;
8. "Node" means a computational device which contains and
updates a copy of a blockchain;
9. "Self-hosted wallet" means a digital interface used to
secure and transfer digital assets and under which the owner of the
digital asset retains independent control over the digital assets
that are secured by such digital interface;
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10. "Hardware wallet" means a physical device that is not
continuously connected to the Internet and allows an individual to
secure and transfer digital assets and under which the owner of the
digital assets retains independent control over the digital assets;
11. "Staking" means the act of committing digital assets for a
period of time to validate and secure a specific blockchain
protocol; and
12. "Staking as a service" means the provision of technical
staking services, including the operation of nodes and the
associated infrastructure, necessary to facilitate participation in
blockchain protocols' consensus mechanisms.
SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 101 of Title 75A, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The government of Oklahoma shall not prohibit, restrict, or
otherwise impair the ability of an individual to:
1. Use digital assets to purchase legal goods or services; and
2. Self-custody digital assets using a self-hosted wallet or a
hardware wallet.
B. Digital assets used as a method of payment may not be
subject to any additional tax, withholding, assessment, or charge by
the state or local government that is based solely on the use of the
digital asset as the method of payment.
C. This section shall not prohibit the state or a local
government from imposing or collecting a tax, withholding,
assessment, or charge that would otherwise be offered if the
transaction had taken place with United States legal tender.
SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 102 of Title 75A, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. It shall be legal in the State of Oklahoma to participate in
home digital asset mining as long as the person engaging in home
digital asset mining complies with all local noise ordinances.
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B. It shall be legal in the State of Oklahoma to have a digital
asset mining business in any area that is zoned for industrial use.
C. A political subdivision shall place no specific limit on
sound decibels generated from a digital asset mining business other
than limits they set for sound pollution which apply to industrial
zoned areas generally.
D. A political subdivision shall not be able to impose any
other requirements on a digital asset mining business that is also
not a requirement for data centers in its area of jurisdiction.
E. A political subdivision shall not be able to change the
zoning of a digital asset mining business without going through the
proper notice and comment.
F. A digital asset mining business shall be able to appeal a
change in zoning to the proper court of jurisdiction. A judge shall
reject such a change in zoning if it was done to discriminate
against a digital asset mining business.
G. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission shall not establish a
rate schedule for digital asset mining that creates discriminatory
rates for digital asset mining businesses.
SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 103 of Title 75A, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Anyone engaged in home digital asset mining, or digital
asset mining business, staking, or staking as a service shall not be
required to obtain a money transmitter license under Section 1513 of
Title 6 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. It shall be legal in the State of Oklahoma to operate a node
for the purpose of connecting to a blockchain protocol or a protocol
built on top of a blockchain protocol and transferring digital
assets on a blockchain protocol or to participate in staking on a
blockchain protocol.
C. Operating a node or series of nodes on a blockchain protocol
shall not require an individual or business to obtain a money
transmitter license under Section 1513 of Title 6 of the Oklahoma
Statutes.
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D. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, anyone engaged
in digital asset mining, operating a node or series of nodes on a
blockchain network, or providing digital asset mining or staking as
a service for individuals or other businesses shall not face
liability related to a specific transaction merely by validating
that transaction.
SECTION 6. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 104 of Title 75A, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
Nothing in this title restricts, impedes, limits, exempts,
and/or excepts any person, entity, transaction, or conduct from the
jurisdiction authorized in Title 71 of the Oklahoma Statutes to the
Oklahoma Department of Securities.
SECTION 7. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 7th day of May, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 24th day of April, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
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